EU in Close Contact with Kosovar, Serbian Leaders, Calls for Deescalation: En attendant Godot

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that he and EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue Miroslav Lajcak are in close contact with Kosovar and Serbian leaders, urging them to deescalate tensions.

"I know that two parties are willing to deescalate and I am strongly calling to the two of them to do it, but in this case I am in touch with (Kosovo's) Prime Minister (Albin) Kurti, Miroslav Lajcak is in touch with President (Aleskandar) Vucic in Serbia," Borrell said on the sidelines of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels.

The top EU diplomat urged Vucic and Kurti to prioritize dialogue over escalation.